Head of Security and Compliance in City of London

Job description

An exciting opportunity to join a fast growing, private equity backed international data centre owner-operator, who are looking for a deeply experienced Head of Security and Compliance.

Working alongside the senior leadership team, and leading a number of internal SMEs, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading security governance and compliance across the group.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Establishing and maintaining the info sec governance framework, in particular ensuring alignment with ISO 27001, regulatory requirements (GDPR, NIS2 etc) and business risk appetite.
• Owning and continuously improving the organisation's Integrated Management System.
• Defining and leading the group-wide security and compliance strategy.
• Driving a strong culture of security, safety and compliance across the group.
• Ensuring the implementation of security by design, in collaboration with development and operational teams.
• Monitoring threats, vulnerabilities, changes in regulation, and industry standards, proactively adapting policies and controls to mitigate evolving risks and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Leading risk assessments and incident investigations and acting as the senior escalation point for all infosec and compliance related incidents.
• Leading certification, surveillance and internal audits.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• A Data Centre background - it is essential that candidates have previous experience in this sector and have worked in similar environments.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Broad experience across ISO standards, but particular subject matter expertise in ISO 27001 and ISO 9001.
• Previous experience leading audits

The role will be hybrid, spending 3-4 days per week in the London HQ, with regular visits to overseas offices

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-08-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English